nunali 1 - 4 Xàtiva (383091166)

Due to an all-day shower, 14489 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at wenger Arena. Andre Gustavsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Björn Hjertby and Robert Kuhar. nunali decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Bembers - Nõu, Paoleri, Ederra - Juma, Szőnyi, Garibaldi, Lafargue, Buaes - Bertilsson, De Gennaro.

Xàtiva tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Caparros - Dryl, Grześków, Hical - Fin, Demetri, Ducher, Riquelme, Bladner - Ostapčukas, Paralta.

The guests took the lead 13 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in E. Hical scoring to make it 0 - 1. nunali's R. Paoleri got himself booked for a foul. 16 minutes into the match, the speedy I. Fin easily outpaced A. Ederra, chipped the keeper and made the score 0 - 2. 21 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 3 as E. Paralta finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. By now, the players in Xàtiva felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. 24 minutes in, Xàtiva's P. Grześków received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A. Ederra looked like he could fly, as he rose high to head the ball. Unfortunately for nunali, the ball went just barely wide. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 3. nunali claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like G. Ostapčukas. R. Demetri increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 4. A. De Gennaro did everything he could to get one back for his nunali, but keeper L. Caparros denied him with a spectacular block. nunali didn't give in and with 68 minutes played D. Buaes was able to make the score 1 - 4 after an attack on the right. A. Bertilsson of nunali received a yellow card after 70 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. With 71 minutes played, A. De Gennaro was very close to reducing the score for nunali with a low drive from the left, but a defender stuck his foot out just in the nick of time, blocking the shot to a corner. A defender managed to keep the ball from crossing the goal-line after a curling shot coming in from the right from M. Riquelme after 72 minutes, and prevented Xàtiva from going up another goal. nunali had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

The most dominating nunali player was without a doubt A. Bertilsson. However, M. Bembers made a disastrous appearance. Most important Xàtiva player was F. Ducher. L. Caparros turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 4.